••■51 .l.l/A'A'/r.lA M(SJ':CM (HIDE LEAFLETS 



(ionjcts. Two iy])(>s ol" tlic Mioi'Mict occur. Those are the sinji:ie-h()I(Hl 

 pciidaiil tonn. which is tlic less iibuiHhint of the two, and the (l()iil)le-h()h'd 

 type. The hitter is fiat, rectangular in shape, and sonerally well polished. 

 It usually has two perforations a short distance from the middle. The 

 m()(l(M-n Lenape of ('anada claim to have used these as haii- ornaments. 

 Prohahly the two-holed variety is typical of the Al^onkian peoples of 

 this i-e«;ion; the sin^le-lioled form, on the other hand, is the most abun- 

 dant on old Inxiuoian sites. Specimens of the latter have been obtained 

 in use amon«»; the Canadian Iiocjuois, and some of them ai'c in the Mu- 

 seum collections. 



Amulets. ( 'ertaiii j)r()b]ematic articles of the " l)ar" and even " bird 

 anuilet " tyjx' have i)een found, but these are probably exotic in origin 

 and are not characteristic of the archieology of the region in question. 



Banner Stones. These beautiful polished stone implements of un- 

 known use may be cUvided into thi'ee great classes, with several sub- 

 types as follows: 



1. Notched banner stones. 



2. Grooved banner stones. 



a. Groove on both si(k\s. 



b. Groove on one side. 



3. Perforated })anner stones. 



a. Plain. 



b. Butterfly. 



All three types seem equalh^ abundant, but the notched banner 

 stones appear to be the oldest form and occur under circumstances 

 pointing to great relative antiquity. They are found, how'ever, on the 

 more recent sites as well. Both tlu^ notched and the grooved banner 

 stones are usualty more rough in appearance than the perforated t^'pe, 

 and the writer has never seen a ])olished specimen of the first class. On 

 the other hand, the grooved variety frequently exhibits the high degree 

 of finish characteristic of the perforated forms. Banner stones grooved 

 only on one side are less connnon than the other forms. Whik^ tlu^ latter 

 class is generally made of slate, steatite, or some similar soft and easily 

 worked material, the notched and grooved forms, esj)ecially the former, 

 are often fornuul either fi om naturally-shai)ed peb])les or chip])e(l roughly 

 into shajK'. lmpl(Mn(Mits, usually naturally-sha]KHl stones witli littk^ 

 working, without notches, groovers, or j)erf()rati()ns but greatly resembling 

 the notched and grooved banner stones in shape, are not infrequently 

 found on al)()riginal sites her(\\bouts and ma\' have servcnl as ])anner 



